Piute Chieftain | 1918-11-07 | Page 5 | Is Oldest Club in World

IS OLDEST CLUB IN WORLD controversy on between between olympic of san francisco and new york athletic organization advices advises to the effect that the now york athletic club contemplated installing a bronze tablet in its head quarters designating it as the oldest athletic organization in the couf country itry has met with protest at san Fran francisco gisco from the club which claims the distinction while the new york club claims to anio organized on september 8 1868 tho olympians Olymp ians proof that they came into existence on may blay 1 1800 aud anti make inake the additional claim of being the oldest organization of its kind in the world president william humphrey of tho the olympic club has for worded wit crded a communication to the new york athletic club setting forth the fo for r his organization